In the back I was able to find something that resembled a Bell 204 chopper. I figured I had the duration of the 10 day mission to get around a bit before I had to get back to the craft and return home one way or another. Luckily for me communication through the rift wasn't possible yet, and the crew wouldn't have received word that I was missing.
I decided to head south to Florida. I wanted to know where the people went and why they left, and I figured if they had something like NASA then that might be a good place to start. First I had to get this helicopter running. It was on a pad so it looks like it was used regularly when there were people here. Hopefully there was some sort of fuel on board.
Upon crawling into the cockpit I found the instrumentation was similar to what we used back home. I guess if they are developing their technology in a similar environment in parallel to our own, then there is no reason that they wouldn't come to some of the same conclusions. Especially since it appears that our world's began from a similar starting point.
The fuel gauge seemed to indicate it was empty. I wonder where I could find something to get this sucker flying. The technology seemed slightly more advanced then our own, and the exterior of the chopper seemed close to a docking station of some sort. I figured if it was electrical, I may not need to find a fuel truck.
I climbed out and to look at the control panel by the widest part of the tail. Seemed to still have power. I wondered how their electrical infrastructure could still be working after all of this time. I started playing with some of the keys. The unit appeared to be some sort of battery swap unit. Simultaneously a panel opened on the side of the chopper and on the side of the box I was working at.
What I could only assume was a fuel cell slid forward out of the chopper, an electric arm reached out and clasped it, retracted then replace it with a new fuel cell from somewhere inside the box.
I wonder what kind of range this will get me?
